Tablespoon

Object Name:

Tablespoon

Object ID:

1997.007.20

Creator:

Reed, Slader & Co.

Place of Origin:

Nashua, NH

Date:

circa 1855

Description:

Tablespoon. Silver. Double swell fiddle handle with downturned round end, flared rounded fins, and an egg shaped bowl. "R.S.Moore." engraved in script on front of handle. "L.R.Moore" engraved in script on back of handle. "REED,SLADER & CO." stamped incuse on back of lower end of handle.

Material:

Metal
Silver

Dimensions:

W-1.625 L-8.25 inches

Provenance:

One of a group of coin silver spoons by New Hampshire makers, given by Northwood, N.H. antiques dealer, Helena C. (Mrs. Winston J.) Hartley (1917-1997).

Credit Line:

Gift of Helena C. Hartley

People:

Slader, Edward A. (c. 1804-before 1869), Reed, Augustus Gardner (1816-1896), Moore, L. R., Moore, R. S., Reed, Elbridge Gerry (1810-1896), Hartley, Helena C. (1917-1997)